Machine Learning as a Service: How Data Science Is Hitting the Masses

Machine learning is an enigma to most. For decades it's a been a field dominated by scientists and the few organizations with enough computing power to run complex algorithms against huge datasets. But now the world of machine learning and predictive analytics is opening up to developers and companies of all sizes, with machine learning (ML) providers offering their products through a subscription-based model or open sourcing some of their technology. Data scientists are growing in number, but only in the tens of thousands... There may not be enough to go around.